My landlord opened my financial statements
My landlord gave me my mail today and I noticed she opened one of my financial statements and she wrote “sorry” on the envelope.
Every year she’s always hounding me about increasing the rent and one year she said “ you can increase it to whatever you want. Just take a look at how much everybody else is paying in the area.” which would’ve been a few hundred dollars, which is illegal as I am in British Columbia Canada.
During COVID-19, she increased the rent by $100 when we had a rent freeze.
She’s been hounding me every single year to increase to rent illegally and she even did that last year! Suddenly, the Wi-Fi that had always been included in my rental agreement was not included anymore and I had to pay an extra $98 for that
Keep in mind no letter was presented. No official notice. No nothing.
I abided by it because I work from home and I didn’t have time to even consider setting that up myself. I was also afraid to lose my place during COVID-19 as I had just lost my mother and I wasn’t in the right mental space to make decisions or vouch for myself in any way. To be honest, I think she just took advantage of me and my mental state at that time as I was grieving for my mother and I didn’t want to be homeless obviously.
Backstory… I’ve been here for 13 maybe 14 years and my rent is definitely amazing! I know I shouldn’t complain. I should just abide but now you’re opening my statements… Why? You don’t even bank there? I pay my rent by checks and I can confirm that she does not bank where I bank at all.
I’m not sure what to do. I really don’t want to go through all the drama of this if I report this to the rental board, but I know something needs to be done as this is going way too far and now my sin number is compromise, cause God only knows what they can do with it.
Location: British Columbia Canada